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Which Housing Measures Passed in This Election?

Multiple states and localities brought affordable housing measures to the polls in 2025, to varying results.

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Opinion

Cuomo’s Rent Stabilization Proposal Critically Misrepresents the Policy’s Intention

If we tie rent regulation to income, we lose the policy’s benefits for neighborhoods and their residents.

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Organizing

What Zohran Mamdani’s Primary Win Means for the Tenant Movement

The mayoral candidate made a rent freeze central to his campaign. Here’s how his supporters used in-person campaigning to clinch a victory, and what’s ahead.

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Federal Policy

How Fast Could the Trump Administration Make HUD, Fair Housing Changes?

The incoming administration’s plans could include taking apart the agency and withdrawing the AFFH rule. What specific changes have been hinted at and how easily might they be accomplished?

HUD

Trump Picks Scott Turner to Lead HUD

Turner has recently been focused on education policy, but worked on Opportunity Zones under the first Trump administration.

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HUD

Who Could Lead HUD Under a Second Trump Administration?

The president-elect’s cabinet picks so far have been controversial, often alarming. What might that mean for housing?

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Housing

Where Housing Won and Lost in the 2024 Election

Across the U.S., dozens of housing-related ballot measures were up for vote on Nov. 5. Here’s what passed, what was rejected, and what to expect next.

Housing

Housing in the Next Election, a Facebook Live Event

We chat with Housing Narrative Lab’s Marisol Bello about the general election and how housing advocates can better tell their stories, no matter the outcome of the election.

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Housing

Housing on the Ballot

We’ve tracked down almost three dozen housing-related ballot measures that will be up for vote on Nov. 5. With billions at stake, those measures could be a boon—or a bust—for affordable housing efforts across the U.S.

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Housing

Housing Groups Weigh in on Harris’s and Trump’s Housing Plans

How well do the presidential candidates’ proposals address the growing housing crisis? Housing advocacy groups share their thoughts and criticisms of the plans (or lack thereof).

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Housing

Where the Harris, Trump Campaigns Stand on Housing

Here’s how each candidate has responded to (or ignored) five key housing issues: low supply, accessible homeownership, tenant protections, rent control, and homelessness.

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HUD

How Project 2025 Would Dismantle HUD

The Heritage Foundation’s “conservative playbook” isn’t new, but critics say the latest version’s policies and platforms are more discriminatory and dangerous than in the past.

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Organizing Strategy

Minneapolis, St. Paul Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Rent Stabilization

Despite an all-out effort by the housing industry to stop them, two rent stabilization initiatives were given the green light following this month’s vote.